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After taking a bath, Li Heng hugged Chen Chen Zijin and chatted in detail, and didn't sleep until very late.

The next day, the two were awakened by the noise outside.

Getting up to look, it turned out that something happened to a family at the intersection. An old man didn't put away the sweet potatoes for poisoning rats, and a little nephew who came to pay New Year's greetings ate it by mistake. He vomited white foam on the spot, scaring the adults to death. They first hurriedly poured feces to induce vomiting, and then hurriedly sent him to the town hospital.

Neighbor Teacher Wei asked the barefoot doctor who had just helped induce vomiting, "Old Liu, how is it? Is the child okay?"

Doctor Liu took the neighbor's cigarette and estimated: "Induced a lot of vomiting, but I don't know the specific effect. Still have to go to the hospital to wash the intestines to know. By reason, there shouldn't be a big problem."

A group of neighbors sighed and lamented. Encountering such a troublesome thing during the New Year, anyone who heard it felt uncomfortable. They all hid their rat poison and pesticides, fearing that similar things would happen.

In the countryside, there may be a lot of bickering and quarreling on weekdays, but neighbors generally don't have that kind of life-and-death hatred. When they see someone in trouble, most people still sympathize. Some emotional sisters-in-law even shed tears while talking.

Li Heng looked at his watch and said to Chen Chen Zijin in the quilt: "Wife, it's almost 8:00, we have to get up, we have to go to your house to pay New Year's greetings."

"Okay!"

Hearing about going to her house, Chen Chen Chen Zijin, who was lazy just now, immediately became very energetic. Getting up and dressing was so quick. Whoa! More agile than picking up money outside.

Looking at his wife dressed neatly, Li Heng's heart moved, and he hugged her from behind again, motionless.

Chen Chen Chen Zijin asked with a smile: "What's wrong?"

"Nothing, just want to hug you. You don't know, how uncomfortable I was when I missed you."

Li Heng lowered his head and sniffed her hair, which still had the fresh scent of the shampoo she used last night.

Chen Chen Chen Zijin liked him hugging her like this very much. If the effort she put on her body last night was out of desire, then now she could truly feel that he was out of emotion, out of love, out of sincerity.

She didn't move again, her head tilted back slightly, leaning on his shoulder, her hands holding his arms that were hugging her waist, letting him hug her tightly, letting him hug her tighter and tighter.

After a long time, he whispered in her ear, "I made you suffer and feel wronged in the past."

"No, I was willing," Chen Chen Chen Zijin half-coquettishly, turned her head and kissed his cheek, her eyes gentle like water, very doting on him.

Li Heng asked: "Staying overnight at my house, are you afraid of others gossiping?"

Chen Chen Chen Zijin hummed, raised her head and smiled, saying: "Not afraid, I am your woman in this life anyway. I want them to see that for you, I am willing to go through fire and water, and no one can separate us."

Li Heng didn't say anything, staring fixedly at her face without a sound.

Until a long time later, he said: "My wife is so beautiful!"

"Hmm, that's right, I was beautiful in the first place, if I wasn't beautiful, my husband wouldn't have taken a fancy to me," Chen Chen Chen Zijin turned over in his arms, wrapped her arms around his neck and teased.

"Dizzy, just showed deep affection with me, and now you are naughty. Looks like I wasn't in place last night, and you still have the energy to ridicule your man," Li Heng hugged her waist, loving her so much that he kissed her corners of the mouth 5 times.

Like a woodpecker, kissing her until she was full of charm and joy.

"Crackling, crackling!"

Firecrackers sounded outside. The two who were teasing each other with their foreheads touching were interrupted. Li Heng said: "Seems like someone is going to your house to pay New Year's greetings, why so early?"

Chen Chen Chen Zijin poked her head out the window and said: "My third grandfather and the others are here."

Chen Laoyezi is a local rural person, but he spends most of his time in the capital. He has 7 brothers and sisters, scattered in the surrounding ten miles and eight villages, and the distance is not particularly far.

And like this third grandfather in Chen Chen Zijin's mouth, he married into a neighboring town.

At that time, the Chen family was poor and couldn't afford a wife. In order to let the younger brothers and sisters in the family have something to eat and exchange for some food, the Chen family married the third son into a wealthy family with money and food.

After the sound of firecrackers stopped, Li Heng said: "Go, let's go over too."

"Hmm."

The two held hands and went downstairs happily.

At this time, everyone was up. Seeing the two go downstairs, their gazes cast over in unison, first looking at Li Heng, and finally falling on Chen Chen Chen Zijin.

Chen Chen Chen Zijin hid behind his back, feeling a bit shy, but still called out sweetly all the way, making everyone in the old Li family laugh, their mouths unable to close.

Li Jianguo had already prepared the firecrackers and gifts for New Year's greetings, and said to the two: "The eldest grandfather's lineage is coming back tonight, you two come back here for dinner."

Li Heng was stunned: "Didn't second sister say in her letter before the New Year that they would be back tomorrow?"

Li Lan interjected on the side: "I just said these two days, it could be today, or it could be tomorrow, you must have misread it."

"Okay, I know, I'll bring Chen Chen Zijin home for dinner tonight," Li Heng nodded.

Under normal circumstances, there is no need to say it, but today is the third day of the Lunar New Year, and there are many people paying New Year's greetings on both sides, so Li Jianguo meant that you two should look at the breakfast and lunch yourselves, eat wherever you want, and come back to accompany relatives for dinner.

Chen Chen Chen Zijin carried the New Year's greeting gifts, Li Heng held the firecrackers, took the cigarette butt from the second uncle's hand, lit it directly and threw it into the middle of the road, and then the two followed one after another and rushed to the Chen family.

"Brother-in-law, sister, you are finally back, the little one has been waiting for you all morning," as soon as the two entered the door, Chen Chen Chen Zitong offered tea and pastries in a dog-legged way.

Ouch! That little abacus could be seen by anyone, just wanting to hug the big thigh.

Although the Chen family's legs were already quite thick, the family managed them strictly, so only by hugging this brother-in-law's thigh could she have constant pocket money.

Of course, besides pocket money, what Chen Chen Chen Zitong cared about most was Li Heng's writer identity.

Every time she heard teachers and classmates talking about the writer "Twelve Months" at school, she felt so cool, so painful, listening secretly on the side, and adding fire when the topic was about to cool down, letting them continue to chat, continue to chat about brother-in-law.

Taking the tea, Li Heng took a sip, and then greeted everyone with Chen Chen Zijin.

There were too many people in the Chen family, and it took a whole circle to reach Chen Gaoyuan and his wife, "Uncle, Aunt, Happy New Year! Paying New Year's greetings to you."

Zhong Lan glanced at him and withdrew her gaze, didn't make a sound, didn't reply.

Chen Gaoyuan pulled his wife's clothes secretly, greeted enthusiastically, "Happy New Year, come! Sit here."

Chen Gaoyuan valued him very much, pulled him to the innermost charcoal fire basin, and those sitting around were all people with weight in the family.

Chen Laoyezi was also there, Chen Xiaomi and the three sisters and the two sons-in-law of the Chen family were also there, and there were also the eldest grandfather, third grandfather, and fourth grandfather of the Chen family.

"Grandpa, Happy New Year!"

For others, Li Heng used uncle as a substitute, only for Chen Laoyezi, he followed Chen Chen Zijin's address.

Chen Laoyezi smiled and nodded, examined him and said, "The bright pearl in the literary world is here. We haven't seen each other for a while. Let's have a good drink later."

Since the elder invited, how dare he refuse? Since he was here, Li Heng naturally agreed.

Don't know if it was intentional or what? He found that since he entered the house, Zhong Lan rarely appeared and almost stayed in the kitchen.

The Chen family also noticed this situation, but all cleverly didn't point it out.

Chen Chen Chen Zijin was used to it. Although she was very depressed, she still endured it and didn't go to her mother to reason, always accompanying Li Heng.

After Li Heng and others chatted a few words, Chen Xiaomi opened her mouth and asked Li Heng: "Heard you wrote a new book again?"

As soon as these words came out, half of the room corner became quiet.

At first, others didn't know who Li Heng was? Why was he personally arranged by Chen Gaoyuan to sit beside Chen Laoyezi?

Well, although Li Heng's fame was great in the surrounding ten miles and eight villages, most of them only heard his name but didn't see him, and because he was rarely at home, people who came to pay New Year's greetings to the Chen family really didn't recognize his identity for a while.

Until everyone whispered to each other, they were refreshed. So he was the legendary figure, really as young as the rumors.

Saw the real person!

Finally saw the real person!

So even if everyone was talking, their attention couldn't help but secretly focus on Li Heng.

The name of the person, the shadow of the tree.

Li Heng's name was almost heard out of cocoons, and he was almost passed on as a mythical figure. Who wouldn't be curious when meeting him? Who wouldn't look at him a few more times?

As for the scandal with the Chen family's noble daughter in the past? Whoa! Who still thinks this is a scandal now?

Now everyone only has envy, jealousy, and hatred, and all secretly hate that their own daughter isn't Chen Chen Chen Zijin, and all secretly hate that their own daughter can't hook Li Heng with her body.

Envy aside, who doesn't praise Chen Chen Chen Zijin for having vision? Who doesn't praise her for having poisonous vision? She hooked this golden turtle son-in-law early before Li Heng became famous.

Now when talking about Chen Chen Chen Zijin after tea and rice, everyone has two words: Admiration! Born with good luck!

Seeing everyone looking at himself, Li Heng didn't deny it, smiling: "Indeed writing."

Chen Xiaomi asked with interest: "Which subject?"

Li Heng said: "Realism subject."

"How many words have you written so far?"

"A little over 50,000."

Chen Xiaomi asked: "Does the new book have a name?"

"Yes, called 'White Deer Plain'." Here there were many strangers, so he didn't reveal any content of the book like he did to Teacher Ba, Old Mr. Ba, Teacher Yu, and Zhou Zhou Zhou Shihe.

Chen Xiaomi was a person who knew how to advance and retreat, and also interestingly didn't ask deeply, just sighed:

"Your creativity is really beyond everyone's expectations. When do you plan to publish?"

Li Heng said: "On the fifth day, Chief Editor Sister Sister Liao of 'Harvest' magazine will come over, and we will discuss it then."

Chen Xiaomi was a little disappointed, but didn't show it.

Perhaps, this was all in her expectations.

After all, 'Harvest' magazine just gave him a heaven-defying royalty of 8%, and later he apprenticed to Old Mr. Ba, causing a huge sensation in the domestic literary world. Now any discerning person can understand that Li Heng's new book will definitely continue to be published in 'Harvest' magazine.

The status of a writer in this day and age is very heavy, so heavy that when sitting down to eat, Li Heng was not only pulled to the main table but also sat in a relatively good position.

If it weren't for the fact that he came to pay New Year's greetings as Chen Chen Chen Zijin's man today, in terms of human feelings, Chen Gaoyuan would have to accompany the seat at the end.

There were too many people, and breakfast opened three tables.

The main characters of the Chen family were all at the main table, only Zhong Lan was at the third table eating with some young girls who came to pay New Year's greetings.

Regarding this, Chen Laoyezi glanced at his son, and then treated it as if he hadn't seen anything, personally accompanying Li Heng to drink and chat.

The two sons-in-law of the Chen family had never had a gap with Li Heng. After sensing that something was wrong, they toasted Li Heng enthusiastically, one cup after another, and the atmosphere at the table gradually improved until the conversation became intense.

After the meal, Li Heng didn't stay in the Chen family for long. After drinking tea to slow down the alcohol, he left with the excuse of catching up on writing progress, left the Chen family, and returned to his own home.

As soon as Li Heng left, the atmosphere in the Chen family suddenly became a bit subtle.

After a silence, Chen Xiaomi stood up, "I'll go find sister-in-law to chat."

Chen Laoyezi spoke: "No need, sit down."

Chen Laoyezi glanced at his son, and Chen Gaoyuan put down his teacup and entered the room.

After the eldest grandfather, third grandfather, and fourth grandfather went for a walk on the road in the village, Chen Xiaomi suddenly whispered: "I heard rumors that Li Heng is very popular with women in Shanghai."

Hearing this, the people present didn't have any special reaction.

Which excellent man doesn't have a few women around him?

The Chen family is not a small family, and there is no anger and injustice like that of a small family, quite peaceful.

Or rather, when a man is excellent to a certain extent, things like moths to the fire will happen automatically, and they are used to it.

Chen Xiaohong swept around, and after seeing that they were all trusted people, asked in a low voice: "Little sister? You have other meanings in these words, right?"

Everyone at the scene understood this point. If it were an ordinary woman, Chen Xiaomi wouldn't mention it. Even more so, she wouldn't say it in front of Chen Laoyezi.

Facing everyone's eyes, Chen Xiaomi nodded, and slowly spat out a name: "Huang Huang Huang Zhaoyi."

"Who?" Eldest sister Chen Chen Chen Xiaoyun looked surprised.

Chen Xiaomi said: "The one who sings Peking opera."

Chen Xiaohong was surprised: "Great Huang Huang Qingyi?"

Chen Xiaomi said: "Before returning to my hometown, I specifically asked friends in the capital to help keep an eye on him. Didn't expect there to be a harvest. I don't need to introduce Huang Huang Huang Zhaoyi's identity to you, you should all be clear.

What surprised me is that the other party actually followed Li Heng onto the plane yesterday and followed him to Changsha."

Chen Chen Chen Xiaoyun asked solemnly: "So crazy? Did she succeed?"

No wonder she asked this.

Huang Huang Huang Zhaoyi's beauty had long spread in the capital and Shanghai. Many men flocked to her, were conquered by her, and she was a woman with great charm and lethality, not to be underestimated.

Chen Xiaomi shook her head: "Hit a wall. Li Heng seems to have no interest in her."

Several people looked at each other and breathed a sigh of relief for Chen Chen Zijin. But after a while, they fell silent again.

Sure enough, Chen Xiaomi continued: "This time there is Huang Huang Huang Zhaoyi, what about next time?

Who will it be next time?

Even Huang Huang Huang Zhaoyi was attracted, it's not guaranteed that more powerful ones won't be attracted. If sister-in-law has this attitude, Chen Chen Zijin is in danger."

Her meaning was very simple: Huang Huang Huang Zhaoyi was rejected, and a reason could barely be found. After all, this great Huang Huang Qingyi was not young. If she were 5 to 10 years younger, would Li Heng still be able to withstand the temptation?

If another woman who would stop at nothing came, how would the situation develop?

If another rival in love that even the Chen family feared came, what would the direction be?

The Chen family held a sword in their hands, so they could understand the sharpness of the sword more deeply than ordinary people, and were more worried about the divine weapon coming to the other side.

What Chen Xiaomi could understand, the others could naturally understand.

After a long time, Chen Chen Chen Xiaoyun asked Chen Laoyezi, "Dad, what do you think? Should we investigate Li Heng's situation in Shanghai?"

Chen Laoyezi was as steady as a mountain, shook his head and said slowly: "Time and fate, let it be."

The three sisters and two sons-in-law looked at each other. Finally, Chen Xiaohong asked: "Dad, are you afraid of disturbing the things in the deep water?"

Chen Laoyezi picked up the tea in front of him and drank it slowly, "The core is Li Heng and Chen Chen Zijin themselves."

As soon as this word came out, the others understood instantly. In this world, there is always someone higher than a mountain, and there is always someone outside a person, and there is always a heaven outside the sky. The key is to look at the purity of their own feelings.

At the same time, the five also vaguely understood that the old man had some opinions about the eldest sister-in-law, but it was within the tolerance range.

Actually, they didn't know that Chen Laoyezi had been secretly paying attention to Li Heng, and also knew that Li Heng and Yu Yu Yu Shuheng were very close. In order not to disturb the other party, he stopped the eldest daughter's proposal.

Of course, it was precisely because he knew of Yu Yu Yu Shuheng's existence that Chen Laoyezi allowed the eldest granddaughter to live in the Li family and stay overnight in the Li family.

Chen Laoyezi's approach was less of an indulgence and more of a strategy, using the strategy of "public opinion" to hold the hearts of Li Jianguo and Tian Run'e, and using "public opinion" to restrain Li Heng.

Chen Chen Chen Zijin was very wronged, but she also understood her mother's temper, and had no way for a while, so she could only pretend that nothing had happened on the surface and returned to the Li family with Li Heng.

After resting for a while, Li Heng picked up some candy and wine and said to Chen Chen Chen Zijin: "Go, let's go for a walk, and by the way, go see my second grandfather."

"Hmm."

Chen Chen Chen Zijin was worried that he had thoughts and dissatisfaction, and wanted to comfort him a few words, but before she could speak, Li Heng had already held her hand:

"What good words do you want to say to your husband, we'll talk about it on the bed tonight."

Hearing this, the sense of loss in Chen Chen Chen Zijin's heart disappeared, and she said with a smile: "Someone is very bad tonight, I didn't have much time to talk."

"So bad?"

"Hmm, even worse than this."

"Then, then I won't kiss you tonight, everything else remains the same."

"Virtue!"

Second sister said before the New Year that second grandfather might be dying soon. When Li Heng set off firecrackers and entered the courtyard, second grandfather was sunning himself and drinking.

The wine was the kind of rice wine brewed by the farm family itself.

"Second grandfather, I'm here to see you, Happy New Year!"

He shouted as soon as he entered the door, fearing that the other party would be hard of hearing, so his voice was much louder than usual.

"Hehe, you kid are back, not bad, and brought a wife." Second grandfather laughed, got up to pour tea and get melon seeds and peanuts for the two.

Li Heng hurriedly pressed him: "Don't, you should rest well, we just finished breakfast, our stomachs are full."

Second grandfather stared at Chen Chen Chen Zijin and stared again: "The girl has changed a lot, my old eyes are dim and I can't recognize her."

"Second grandfather, I am Chen Chen Chen Zijin." Chen Chen Chen Zijin introduced herself with a smile.

"I know, I know." The Second Granduncle takes a swig of rice wine, then suddenly, as if having a fit, begins to sing in a theatrical style:

"Wait for me to go, bless you two couples to be prosperous, people are prosperous, wealth is prosperous, descendants are prosperous..."

Li Heng: "..."

Chen Chen Chen Zijin: "..."

Seeing Li Heng appear, Yang Yingwen's mother, who lived in the same courtyard, put down her work and walked over, "Li Heng, you are prosperous now, congratulations, congratulations to you and Chen Chen Zijin for being loving and long-lasting."

Alright, it's rare for rural women to be so pretentious once. Li Heng and Chen Chen Chen Zijin were a bit flattered.

After exchanging Happy New Year and paying New Year's greetings, he poked his head and asked: "Yingwen, not at home? Went to pay New Year's greetings?"

Mentioning her youngest daughter, Yang's mother looked a bit depressed, "No, I was just about to ask you about this. This dead girl didn't come back during the winter break, didn't even want her home. Do you two usually have contact with her?"

Didn't come back during the winter break?

Li Heng was a bit stunned, and instantly remembered what Yang Yingwen said before school started in the summer vacation, that she wouldn't come back to this home in the future. He thought it was just a fit of anger at the time, but it turned out to be true?

He looked at Chen Chen Zijin.

Because he and Yang Yingwen only exchanged one letter, talking about her discovering a way to make money, earning money from international students.

Chen Chen Chen Zijin said: "I heard from Song Yu and Xiao Feng, it seems Yingwen went to a senior's house during the winter break and spent the New Year in the capital."

Li Heng glanced at Yang's mother and asked for the other party: "What's her name? Why don't I know?"

Chen Chen Chen Zijin knew what he meant and said patiently: "The other party is called Yang Yang Yang Xueqin, a junior at Tsinghua University, studying computer science it seems. Song Yu and I have met her. She invited us to a restaurant for a meal, very enthusiastic and open-minded.

Heard from Yingwen that Senior Yang often helped her in university, and their relationship is quite good..."

Called Yang Yang Yang Xueqin?

Li Heng's mind instantly floated with a girl with short student hair. In his previous life, the other party was his and Yingwen's partner in business. If it was really the same person, then he could rest assured about Yang Yingwen's safety.

During the New Year, Yang's mother had cried several times for her youngest daughter's affairs, and now that she finally heard the exact news, she felt much relieved.

Chen Chen Chen Zijin asked: "Auntie, didn't Yingwen write a letter back? Didn't you receive it?"

At this time, second grandfather interjected, "Burned by a bad egg, burned in the stove. Little Yang is also miserable, born in such a family..."

Li Heng looked at second grandfather, feeling that his thinking was very clear, but his speech was ups and downs, a bit out of tune.

Chen Chen Chen Zijin looked outside the courtyard wall at Yang's father chopping wood, and asked in a low voice: "Was it burned by Yingwen's father?"

Every time she thought of this, Yang's mother would have tears in her eyes.

Half an hour later, the two walked out of second grandfather's house.

Before leaving, second grandfather suddenly pulled him and said: "Have something for you."

Li Heng stopped, "What thing?"

Second grandfather stood up with a cane and walked slowly into the house. After a while, he walked out, holding a black toad in his hand:

"This thing was passed down from ancestors, several hundred years old, keep it as a souvenir."

Then he patted Li Heng's arm: "Best to carry it with you, it can help you gather luck."

Li Heng was a bit confused.

In his previous life, second grandfather didn't give him this thing. According to his father's memory, it seemed to have been taken out by the eldest grandfather's lineage.

Li Heng took it, it felt so heavy in his hand: "Second grandfather, what material is this made of? Why is it so heavy?"

Second grandfather showed his big yellow teeth, secretly wrote a word in his palm, and after writing, continued to drink rice wine in big gulps.

Li Heng was dumbfounded, Gold?

Made of gold?

Li Heng weighed it again, and believed it a few points instantly.

Before he could speak, second grandfather swept a glance at Chen Chen Chen Zijin and said secretly: "Don't let others see it. Second grandfather thanks you and your mother for sending candy and wine, satisfied, nothing to return, just accept it, remember to come and chat with me tomorrow."

Li Heng declined, and wouldn't take it no matter what.

But second grandfather prescribed the right medicine, and one sentence blocked him back, "Kid, the so-called heaven is round and the earth is square, and things will develop in the opposite direction when they reach the extreme. Peach blossom luck is too easy to become a peach blossom robbery, you need this thing from the ancestors to suppress it."

Li Heng was confused, blinked: "Second grandfather, I know you can hit the time, when did you learn to tell fortunes?"

Second grandfather's hitting the time was famous for its accuracy. Whoever lost chickens, dogs, or cows would find him to hit the time, and he could roughly say a direction.

The people in the village didn't know how he deduced it? Anyway, he just took a pair of iron tongs for burning firewood, dropped points in the firewood ash, muttered words, and it was done.

Second grandfather laughed and said: "Who said I can tell fortunes? I'm bluffing you."

Second grandfather's face was full of jokes, but Li Heng was indeed bluffed.

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